New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-17
THE UNITED LABOR PARTY.
DELEGATES ASSEMBLING IN SYRACUSE.
THE CONVENTION TO BE LARGE oNE-soCIALIsTs
TO BE- EXCLUDED.

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| TO b. EXCLUDED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.1
| SYRACUSE, Aug. 10 The political SNOWFALL which
| Henry George, Or. McGlynn ana John McMackin
have been indus riously rolling the fields OF
this State has at last reached Syracuse. Ii Is huge
| ball. 50 huge that Democratic politicians gazing
uneasly nc IL. No one could dream that Henry
George clubs land and labor associations and anti
poverty societies could roll up such political msss,
but 1t is and is great distress the Dcmo-
cratic camp The Uni ted Labor party as Mr.. George
and his friends call their organization. promises
to bod an imvosing convention here to morrow.
Three delegates have been eecte in each OF the 1ZS
Assembly Districts making 3S4 delegates in all.
These with the same number of alternates makes a
body with 76s members The convention will DO
held in the Alhambra Rink, which will mold 5000
There will be three days session OF the
convention and in the meantIem two or at meet
ings will be held to advocate the ideas of he party.
Several of the leaders OF the party arrived from
New-York this morning and took rooms at the En-
pire House. where arrangements have been made tor
the shelter OF $50 delegates aud aternates, chiefly
from New-York. The leaders who were John
McMackin, president OF the United Labor Party in
NewYork; Gaybert Barnes. secretary OF the
ganzatIOn; Augustus A. Levey secretar, of the State
organization of the party Frank Ferrel the colored
,ice-presilent of the United Labor party; j. p.
Webb coored OF the New York aternstes. of the
XVIII Assembly District. and John J. B,alin, Of New
York, DELEGATE from Ulster County and organizer OF
said that Archbishop Corrigsn of New-York,
the train with them from New-York and that If he had
delayed his Journey tive tytour hours he would have
had the pleasure of the company as tar as SYRACUSE
OF DR.. Mc'.ynn AMI Henry George.
Tue convention will be cal ed to order at by
jeremiah MUIR by. No BUSINESS however, will be-
done by the convention tomorrow, other than the
puintment of committees credentials and another
"a tGo platform. Tue nomination OF candidates tor
State offices may not be male before Friday. 1t may
he stated the information OF such Democratic
pOliucans have been attempting to prevent the
nomination of q State ticket by the United Labor
party the leaders and delegates unanimously
in favor nominating ticket and yet there Is 10
| slate"
Itnow looks as If all the blatant Socialists like
Sbevitsch, Editor of The Leader" Lawrence Grun-
| land and Walter Vrooman would be excluded from
the convention. Such the Socialists, however, as
will promise to sink their sOCalisc notions ana aith
FULLY support the United Labor party's State candi-
dates may be admitted.
Walter vrooman this afternoon In expectation OF
his exclusion from the convention ball. pI epared
letter asking for permission to make speeches on the
floor but wi bout authority to vote in the convention.
This letter wh ch has been signed by vrooman and
Grunsno NAV, nerhaps be signed also by Sheyitsch,
the jecIalistic editor. 1t is as follows:
To The United Labor ConUsntion;
the State Of New.YorS. fsef that II SOu BE- sstcnabe
sc v2is s ts " re
do not clam the right 20 vote In the convention
Soassa We 'a' %srever S9 S.s
we 10 Sprsse1 N. sws OF o mo 9 ns oS'er n
cord 10 u, mo privilege, Of the floor If only to give
customary asehoods ana misrepresentation thar
made bV who Conpacently
Judge and condemn our without previously TAX
Ing the trouble to acqualnt themselves therewlth
play, Ask be accorded the privilege OF the
hoo purpose excepting TO argue on
the merits opinions.
When John j. beain heard this letter read he turned
to VrOoman and said: - You know that you utter a
falsehnoI when you say in that letter that the
Socialists form majority or the voters OF the
United Labor party he Fourteenth Assembly District
You carried primary. II Is true, by packing 1t with
hocalists but they form only small proportion OF the
United Labor Party voters In that district
The mentioned "a possible candidates Tor state
night given below For Secretary OF state
Henry George; for Controller, Victor A. Wilder. OF
Brooklyn; for Attorney General. d. C. Feeley. OF Buff
falo tue OF ex-Iudge Willard Peck OF Hudson. ~
meui0urd also for Controller IL looks more and moro
rs Henry George would be nominated for Secretary
OF state.
Tho delegates from from NewYork made public
late Tonight "A circular issued by John McMackin,
declaring that the Socialists not eligible TO member
ship In the United Labor party.